splashmans - Social Classes in the United States & Korea

For some ideas of how foreigners have been treated in Korea see one article at http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2898799

Scary English

For an idea why the English craze may have gone too far in Korea read this article at http://koreabeat.com/?p=4477
Textbook website for this chapter: http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_henslin_sociology_8/43/11212/2870274.cw/index.html
For a newspaper report on how the current economic situation is impacting on South Korea's social strata see
Worldwide recession exposes cracks in South Korean society.html
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In class activity: Life Boat Exercise

Homework Assignments for this chapter:

Read pp. 268-272 on classes in America. Homework I Chapter 10:
Chapter 10PartI.doc
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Read pp. 272-276 on the consequences of class in America (and the world):
Chapter 10 Worksheet Part II.doc
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Read p. 253 re: culture of poverty, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_chances (Max Weber's life chances), pp. 283-4 "The Dynamics of Poverty", and p. 280 "Exploring the Myths of Poverty". Then watch the video on MCAS testing http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_henslin_sociology_8/43/11212/2870274.cw/index.html. Do the questions and send them in for grading (each is worth 15 marks towards a quiz grade for Chapter 10). For information about the testing system used in Massachusetts see http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/student/2008/
Here's a website (Korean) dealing with schools in Korea. The information provided is quite extensive: http://www.schoolinfo.go.kr/